The World Cup

The World Cup is a big deal in England. And I mean a BIG DEAL. I was reading on the BBC yesterday that they anticipated the biggest annual sales for grocery stores, aside from Christmas. The pubs were reporting that they expected 35m in extra sales from beer and pub food before, during and after the game. So were the people in the US planning any big events? Was it as big a day for sales in America? Is this like the super bowl? After all, the USA was the team playing England last night? Eh, not so much. It is not that Americans do not like soccer and I am sure there were some people that were excited, throwing parties and watching it. But it is just not as big a deal as it is here in England. The people in England thought that playing the USA was a slam dunk - and hubby and I were talking about this last night, as we watched the game (when in Rome and all), just because the USA does not make as big a deal about European "football", does not mean that there are not good soccer players in the US. I guess last night proved that. Well....and as my hubby put it last night - that one English goalie is probably going to be hung in central London on Monday, beside the Chipotle.